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At Sikh Center, Bloomberg Advocates for Gun Laws

A member of New York’s Sikh community listened on Monday as Mayor Michael Bloomberg held a press conference in Queens.

The fatal shooting of six people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin prompted renewed calls Monday from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for tougher gun-control laws across the country.

The mayor joined other city officials at the Sikh Cultural Society in Richmond Hill, Queens, to express condolences and reassure the local Sikh community that police are taking precautions.

“No matter who you are, no matter where you’re from, no matter what religion you profess, you have a right to be safe in your homes, in your places of worship and in the streets of New York City,” Bloomberg said. “We have no tolerance for intolerance.”

New York Police Commission Ray Kelly, who also attended the event, said there hadn’t been threats to Sikhs in the city following Sunday’s attack. He said there would be increased NYPD patrols around Richmond Hill, home to an estimated 15,000 Sikhs, as a precaution.